is a city

Cities of Japan

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 located in Hiroshima Prefecture

Hiroshima Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region on Honshu island. The capital is the city of Hiroshima.- History :The area around Hiroshima was formerly divided into Bingo Province and Aki Province. This location has been a center of trade and culture since the beginning of Japan's recorded...

, Japan

Japan

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The city was founded on March 31, 1954.

On April 1, 2004, Miyoshi City absorbed the towns of Kisa

Kisa, Hiroshima

was a town located in Futami District, Hiroshima, Japan.On April 1, 2004 Kisa, along with the towns of Mirasaka and Miwa, the villages of Funo, Kimita and Sakugi, all from Futami District, and the town of Kōnu, from Kōnu District, was merged with the expanded city of Miyoshi and no longer exists as...

, Mirasaka

Mirasaka, Hiroshima

was a town located in the former Futami District, Hiroshima, Japan.On April 1, 2004 Mirasaka, along with the towns of Kisa and Miwa, the villages of Funo, Kimita and Sakugi, all from Futami District, and the town of Kōnu, from Kōnu District, was merged with the expanded city of Miyoshi and no...

 and Miwa

Miwa, Hiroshima

Miwa was a town located in Futami District, Hiroshima, Japan.On April 1, 2004 Miwa, along with the towns of Kisa and Mirasaka, the villages of Funo, Kimita and Sakugi, all from Futami District, and the town of Kōnu, from Kōnu District, was merged with the expanded city of Miyoshi and no longer...

, the villages of Funo

Funo, Hiroshima

Funo was a village located in the former Futami District, Hiroshima, Japan.On April 1, 2004 Funo, along with the towns of Kisa, Mirasaka and Miwa, the villages of Kimita and Sakugi, all from Futami District, and the town of Kōnu, from Kōnu District, was merged with the expanded city of Miyoshi and...

, Kimita

Kimita, Hiroshima

Kimita was a village located in Futami District, Hiroshima, Japan.On April 1, 2004 Kimita, along with the towns of Kisa, Mirasaka and Miwa, the villages of Funo and Sakugi, all from Futami District, and the town of Kōnu, from Kōnu District, was merged with the expanded city of Miyoshi and no...

 and Sakugi

Sakugi, Hiroshima

Sakugi was a village located in Futami District, Hiroshima, Japan.On April 1, 2004 Sakugi, along with the towns of Kisa, Mirasaka and Miwa, the villages of Funo and Kimita, all from Futami District, and the town of Kōnu, from Kōnu District, was merged with the expanded city of Miyoshi and no...

, all from Futami District

Futami District, Hiroshima

Futami was a district located in Hiroshima, Japan. on April 1, 2004, all six towns and villages located in this district, along with the town of Kōnu in Kōnu District merged with old Miyoshi to form the new Miyoshi....

, and the town of Kōnu

Konu, Hiroshima

was a town located in Kōnu District, Hiroshima, Japan.On April 1, 2004 Kōnu, along with the towns of Kisa, Mirasaka and Miwa, and the villages of Funo, Kimita and Sakugi, all from Futami District, was merged with the expanded city of Miyoshi and no longer exists as an independent municipality.As of...

, from Kōnu District, to form the new city of Miyoshi. Futami District was dissolved thereby.

As of 2008, the city has an estimated population

Population

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 of 58,170 and a population density

Population density

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of 74.8 persons per km². The total area is 778 km².